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February 2025

Saudi ambassador tells World Cup fans: ‘You can have fun without alcohol’

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK warned football fans not to expect to drink alcohol at the 2034 World Cup

New Jersey to host 2026 World Cup fan fest at Liberty State Park

The state that will play host to next year’s World Cup final will also be the site of a tournament-long fan fest

Fifa is committed to protecting migrant workers in run-up to 2034 World Cup

Letter: Football’s world governing body will engage with international labour organisations throughout the process, writes Bryan Swanson

January 2025

Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia

The long read
Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football

Denis Law obituary

Tweaking the Olympics cycle is a champion idea

December 2024

Brawls and broken noses: how Brazil’s 1954 World Cup campaign sparked uproar

George Eastham obituary

Business of soccer
Beyond 2034: can the Saudi Arabia soccer dream truly be sustainable?

Fans to be banned from drinking alcohol in stadiums at Saudi World Cup

Weekend football countdown
Premier League latest news and World Cup 2026 qualifying draw – as it happened

Barney Ronay

Rights and freedom
‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

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